that their (A)hearts may be encouraged, having been (B)knit together in love, and that they would attain to all (C)the wealth [a]that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a (D)true knowledge of (E)God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself,

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:2 Lit of the full assurance

[For my hope is] that their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in [unselfish] [a]love, so that they may have all the riches that come from the full assurance of understanding [the joy of salvation], resulting in a true [and more intimate] knowledge of the [b]mystery of God, that is, Christ,

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:2 See note 1:4.
  2. Colossians 2:2 See note 1:26.

My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart(A) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery(B) of God, namely, Christ,

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That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

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(A)make my joy complete [a]by (B)being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

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  1. Philippians 2:2 Lit that you be

make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same [a]love [toward one another], knit together in spirit, intent on one purpose [and living a life that reflects your faith and spreads the gospel—the good news regarding salvation through faith in Christ].

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  1. Philippians 2:2 The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for another.

then make my joy complete(A) by being like-minded,(B) having the same love, being one(C) in spirit and of one mind.

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Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

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